Contaminated land and Green Belt land
Case reference EIR2024/00138
Published 24 January 2024
Request
Please advise:
1. The total area of your local authority, measured in acres, that is designated as Green Belt.
2. The proportion of the total area of your local authority that is designated as Green Belt.
3. The total area of your local authority, measured in acres, that consists of contaminated land - under the official definition https://www.gov.uk/contaminated-land. If you do not have an exact figure please provide a minimum figure or approximate estimate if possible.
4. The total area of your local authority, measured in acres, that is both designated as Green Belt and is contaminated land, under the official definition. If you do not have an exact figure please provide a minimum figure or approximate estimate if possible.
Response
Please advise:
1. The total area of your local authority, measured in acres, that is designated as Green Belt.
0 acres.
2. The proportion of the total area of your local authority that is designated as Green Belt.
0 acres.
3. The total area of your local authority, measured in acres, that consists of contaminated land - under the official definition https://www.gov.uk/contaminated-land. If you do not have an exact figure please provide a minimum figure or approximate estimate if possible.
38.55 acres (Stretton Sugwas former landfill site)
4. The total area of your local authority, measured in acres, that is both designated as Green Belt and is contaminated land, under the official definition. If you do not have an exact figure please provide a minimum figure or approximate estimate if possible.
0 acres.
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